School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta
- Location:
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gormáin
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- People go to St. Martin's Well when they get toothaches, headaches, and rheumatism.
Mrs. Synan can cure Crease-collar (sore mouth)
Richard Ryan can cure Tinneas- Cneas (wildfire) - The people had no cure for fever or small-pox.
Headache - they used to put vinegar to their heads.
Toothache - they would put red pepper into the tooth if there was a hole in it. Earache - they used bathe their ears in a jug of hot water and put hot olive oil into it.
A lump in the inside of their necks - they used put a poultice of boiled turnip to it.- Collector
- Seán Ó Gormáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Mary A. Whelan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare